Straight answer
How we make money (the honest version).
Every review on this site is free to read. No paywall, no locked verdicts, no "subscribe to see the winner." Here's how we pay for the work — and why the way we get paid can't reach the rankings.
What those /go links are
When you click a "check price" or product link on Kanna Reviews, it routes through a /goredirect on our own domain. Some of those links are affiliate links: if you buy after clicking, the retailer pays us a commission. The price you pay is identical either way — the commission comes out of the retailer's margin, not your pocket. That commission funds the COA pulls, the alkaloid verification, the hands-on testing, and the writing.
Verdicts come first. Money comes after.
Rankings are set on the merits — lab transparency, verified mesembrine-alkaloid content, documented standardization, hands-on performance, and cost per standardized dose — beforeanyone checks whether a product has an affiliate program. The order doesn't change afterward. If the best product on a list earns us nothing, it stays at the top of the list.
- A brand cannot buy a ranking, a "Best Overall" badge, or a softer review. Not for any amount.
- We don't accept sponsored verdicts or paid placements, and we don't run "advertorial" reviews.
- Free samples don't buy anything either — a product we paid for and a product we were sent are scored the same way.
- If our verdict and our wallet ever disagree, the verdict wins. That's the whole business model: being worth trusting twice.
The methodology behind every verdict is published in full at how we test.
The Kanna Finder, too
Our matching tool recommends from the same editorial catalog as our reviews — products that cleared the same COA-first bar. Its results may include affiliate links, and the same rule applies: your answers pick the products, not the payout.
The serious notes
- Not medical advice. We report what lab documents and labels say and describe how products perform in testing — we don't make health claims, and nothing here diagnoses, treats, cures, or prevents anything.
- Talk to your doctor first if you take medications, are pregnant or nursing, or have a health condition. Kanna's mesembrine alkaloids are serotonergic, so it should not be combined with SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, or other serotonergic drugs without medical advice; weigh it with a professional, not a review site.
- Adults only. Our content is written for adults 18+.
- Don't drive until you know how kanna affects you. Obvious, but we'll always say it.
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